ATSC 231 Block 1 Lesson Objective
Question and answers verified to pass
PAVE - correct answer ✔Pilot, Aircraft, environment, External Pressures
In what percentage of accidents was weather a factor? - correct answer
✔20.1%
What type of weather causes the highest number of accidents overall? -
correct answer ✔Wind
Which category has the highest percentage of weather related accidents? -
correct answer ✔Pt. 91
What type of weather caused the most accidents in Pt. 91? - correct answer
✔Wind
What type of weather caused the most accidents in Pt. 121? - correct answer
✔Turbulence
What type of weather caused the most accidents in Pt. 135? - correct answer
✔Ceilings and Visibility
What is the definition of an accident according to NTSB 830? - correct
answer ✔An occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which
takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention
of flight and all such persons have disembarked, and in which any person
suffers death or serious injury, or in which the aircraft receives substantial
damage
,What is pilot error? - correct answer ✔The pilot is considered to be
principally or partially responsible, 80% of accidents
What is CRM? - correct answer ✔A management system which makes
optimum use of all available resources - equipment, procedures and people -
to promote safety and enhance the efficiency of flight operations
What is risk management? - correct answer ✔Proactively identify safety
related hazards and mitigate the associated risks
What is ADM? - correct answer ✔A systematic approach to the mental
process used by aircraft pilots to consistently determine the best course of
action in response to a given set of circumstances
What are some ADM models? - correct answer ✔5Ps, 3Ps, DECIDE, OODA
NOAA - correct answer ✔To understand and predict changes in Earth's
environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet
our Nation's economic, social, and environmental needs
NESDIS - correct answer ✔Provides timely access to global environmental
data from satellites and other sources to promote, protect, & enhance the
Nation's economy, security, environment, & quality of life
SAB - correct answer ✔Operational focal point for real time imagery products
and multi-disciplinary environmental analysis, supports disaster mitigation and
warning services for US agencies, schedules and distributes real time satellite
imagery
, NWS - correct answer ✔Provides weather data, forecasts and warnings for
the protection of life and property and provides national information data base
NCEP - correct answer ✔All global meteorological data is collected and
analyzed, provides a wide variety of national and international weather
guidance products to everyone. 9 Specialized Centers for Analyzing and
Forecasting
SPC - correct answer ✔Provides tornado and severe weather watches for
the contiguous United States
AWC - correct answer ✔Issues a suite of aviation weather forecasts in
support of the National Airspace System
NHC - correct answer ✔Provides official NWS forecasts of the movement
and strength of tropical weather systems, issues appropriate watches and
warnings for the contiguous US and surrounding areas
NCO - correct answer ✔Sustains and executes the operational suite of the
numerical analysis and forecast models, prepares NCEP products for
dissemination, links all 9 NCEP centers together via computer and
communications-related services
WPC - correct answer ✔Provides analysis and forecast products specializing
in quantitative precipitation forecasts, weather forecast guidance, real time
model diagnostics, surface pressure and frontal analysis
AAWU - correct answer ✔Issues aviation weather products for the airspace
over Alaska and adjacent coastal waters
Question and answers verified to pass
PAVE - correct answer ✔Pilot, Aircraft, environment, External Pressures
In what percentage of accidents was weather a factor? - correct answer
✔20.1%
What type of weather causes the highest number of accidents overall? -
correct answer ✔Wind
Which category has the highest percentage of weather related accidents? -
correct answer ✔Pt. 91
What type of weather caused the most accidents in Pt. 91? - correct answer
✔Wind
What type of weather caused the most accidents in Pt. 121? - correct answer
✔Turbulence
What type of weather caused the most accidents in Pt. 135? - correct answer
✔Ceilings and Visibility
What is the definition of an accident according to NTSB 830? - correct
answer ✔An occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which
takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention
of flight and all such persons have disembarked, and in which any person
suffers death or serious injury, or in which the aircraft receives substantial
damage
,What is pilot error? - correct answer ✔The pilot is considered to be
principally or partially responsible, 80% of accidents
What is CRM? - correct answer ✔A management system which makes
optimum use of all available resources - equipment, procedures and people -
to promote safety and enhance the efficiency of flight operations
What is risk management? - correct answer ✔Proactively identify safety
related hazards and mitigate the associated risks
What is ADM? - correct answer ✔A systematic approach to the mental
process used by aircraft pilots to consistently determine the best course of
action in response to a given set of circumstances
What are some ADM models? - correct answer ✔5Ps, 3Ps, DECIDE, OODA
NOAA - correct answer ✔To understand and predict changes in Earth's
environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet
our Nation's economic, social, and environmental needs
NESDIS - correct answer ✔Provides timely access to global environmental
data from satellites and other sources to promote, protect, & enhance the
Nation's economy, security, environment, & quality of life
SAB - correct answer ✔Operational focal point for real time imagery products
and multi-disciplinary environmental analysis, supports disaster mitigation and
warning services for US agencies, schedules and distributes real time satellite
imagery
, NWS - correct answer ✔Provides weather data, forecasts and warnings for
the protection of life and property and provides national information data base
NCEP - correct answer ✔All global meteorological data is collected and
analyzed, provides a wide variety of national and international weather
guidance products to everyone. 9 Specialized Centers for Analyzing and
Forecasting
SPC - correct answer ✔Provides tornado and severe weather watches for
the contiguous United States
AWC - correct answer ✔Issues a suite of aviation weather forecasts in
support of the National Airspace System
NHC - correct answer ✔Provides official NWS forecasts of the movement
and strength of tropical weather systems, issues appropriate watches and
warnings for the contiguous US and surrounding areas
NCO - correct answer ✔Sustains and executes the operational suite of the
numerical analysis and forecast models, prepares NCEP products for
dissemination, links all 9 NCEP centers together via computer and
communications-related services
WPC - correct answer ✔Provides analysis and forecast products specializing
in quantitative precipitation forecasts, weather forecast guidance, real time
model diagnostics, surface pressure and frontal analysis
AAWU - correct answer ✔Issues aviation weather products for the airspace
over Alaska and adjacent coastal waters
